Mont Saint-Baudille starting from Le Barry

To start the walk, head to Montpeyroux, Place de l’Horloge (there is a belfry topped with a bell). Turn right onto Avenue des Platanes and follow signs for Église du Barry. Continue right onto Rue du Barry, and park in the car park at the village entrance on the left.

(S/E) From the car park, head north, cross the picturesque village, go round the church on your left; at the end of the street, opposite the Puits du Peyrou, you’ll find a fountain and a drinking trough. Turn right and follow the sign on the weathered wooden signpost: “Le Château Castellas”, marked with red and white signs for^{the GR®} 653. Walk alongside several crosses, go round the ramparts of the old castle ruins and continue uphill to reach the junction with the PR^®.

(1) Turn left, leave the^GR® and follow the^PR®, marked in yellow. Head left and cross the junction. At the bottom of the short descent, you’ll reach the Cocalières fields. Keep right on the climb and reach the junction with a wider track at a bend.

(2) Take the track on the left, follow the fields, then at^{the second} bend, leave the markings and turn right. Cross the vineyards, follow a low wall and join the D122 road. Turn right onto it and follow it to the end of the vineyards.

(3) Leave the road to the right, keep to the left of the gate, cross an olive grove then walk past the house and its shed on the right. You’ll come out onto the path.

(4) Turn left onto it; at the next Y-junction, keep right. At the next left-hand bend, leave the track and turn left onto the steep, difficult downhill path. Then rejoin the D122 road and turn right onto it. Walk past the Font du Griffe lodge and continue on to reach the junction with^{the GR®74}.

(5) Take the^GR®74to the left, walk past the top of the lodge and follow the red and white markings again. Begin a series of wide hairpin bends which end at the summit of Mont Saint-Baudille.
Caution! As you approach the summit, head right, go round the relay station and reach the summit. Make your way to the new orientation table.

(6) Head back down the road for a few metres, then turn right off it to stay on the^GR®74. Pass La Baume des Corneilles, then reach the Ravin de Coste Vieille and the crossroads of paths.

(7) Leave the^GR® 74 to follow the^PR®, then follow the yellow markings to the right onto the rocky, descending path. Continue along this path, passing the steps and the hairpin bend. You will reach the D122 road again.

(8) Turn right onto it for a few hundred metres, reaching the start of a track on the left, at the junction with^{the GR®74}.

(9) Turn left, leave the yellow markings and follow the^GR®74, marked in white and red. You will soon reach a three-way junction.

(10) Leave the^GR®, rejoin a^PR® with yellow markings by following the right-hand branch. Reach a right-angled junction.

(11) Turn right, continue the descent, find the^GR®653, the Way of St James, and take it to the right. Stay on this wide path and reach a fork.

(12) Take the slight uphill path to the right at an acute angle, then quickly begin the descent, winding through the woods, and join the path leading to Pioch Canis.

(13) Leave the wide track for the path on the right, cross through Pioch Canis, and rejoin a new track just before the Neolithic enclosure.

(14) Turn right and return to the junction you passed on the way out.

(1) Follow the same route as on the way there to reach the car park at Église du Barry (S/E).

There is a water point at the start but none along the route. There are no shelters. Equipment should be appropriate for the conditions and the season. Bring a windbreaker. Water and provisions for the day.
Personal care: feet must be well looked after. Wear suitable, well-worn shoes. Anti-chafing cream is very useful. Beginners should bring plasters for blisters. Do not overload your rucksack; ensure it is properly adjusted and suited to your build. Camera.
For practical and useful advice, for beginners and everyone else, see the Randonner Malin website.

(6) Mont Saint-Baudille 848 m, panoramic view.
The hamlet of Le Barry – The ruined castle ‘Le Castellas’ – For history enthusiasts: the Neolithic enclosures – The wine-growing landscape – The hamlet of Poujolet – La Font du Griffe (sheepfold lodge and donkeys) – The ascent of^{the GR®} 74 towards Mont-Saint-Baudille (remarkable viewpoints and high-altitude vegetation) – Mont-Saint-Baudille (its orientation table, its panoramic, unforgettable view) - The Pioch de Roquebrune plateau - The descent of the Pioch Farrio - Passing through the Combe de Goufous and Croix de Fer - The Pioch Canis.
Other:
Le Barry-Montpeyroux
here too
Places of interest
Wine heritage
Peyrou Well Le Barry